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I needed to show a student the definition of ‘ameliorist’ and for some strange reason ‘Google’ or any of the usual internet dictionaries, couldn’t find it. I had to resort to a real, live dictionary. It was only after that I discovered one, tiny reference hidden in ‘Ask Jeeves’.

Ahh… the good ol’ days! I had a work/study job in college, at the library – I got to type up the cards for the card catalog (on a manual typewriter). Loved it – I got to see all the brand new books just as they arrived!

Hah, that’s interesting! I had to go look it up xD. Ameliorate – to make better or more tolerable. Ameliorism – the desire to solve social problems by reforming individuals….but that one’s from yahoo answers and doesn’t count. Hard to find trustworthy sites; there’s just too much junk out there on the net : /

I work in a library and have heard many stories of patrons spending an hour on a computer trying to find information, only to have it handed to them in five minutes when they finally ask a librarian. We rule!

I work in a library and have heard many stories of patrons spending an hour on a computer trying to find information, only to have it handed to them in five minutes when they finally ask a librarian. We rule!

It’s great that Claire is taking a personal interest in this kid, to make him feel comfortable there. In my day it was thought that menial labor and lots of sports were the right path. Academics were considered magical, and success in them was a complete mystery. A of guys I went to college with really struggled because of a lack of preparation.

I seldom look for meanings of words because most that I hear are familiar to me. My last intense use of the library was for one of my first engineering projects (being self taught I had not yet had occasion to delve into gear ratios and such.

I designed a machine that accomplished the tedious task of cutting (w/ resistance heat) 2 slashes on 6" centers for the length of an entire spool of nylon ribbon while taking from one spool and rewinding on another. The workers who had sat there performing that mind numbing task were happy and my boss was happier.

I had just learned a new skill. I was not yet 30 but we were still far from having the www at that time.

About On A Claire Day

The step into adulthood is a scary one. So much is new, unfamiliar, frightening, incomprehensible. Claire has just taken this step. She’s moved from her parents’ to her own apartment, to start life as an "adult". Armed with a good heart and an optimistic spirit, her challenge is she still has so much to learn about life: the nuts and bolts of managing a job, a home, how people interact, relationships, planning for her future, and so much more.

We’ve all been through this. In fact we go through it every day. We all know how tough, but also funny, it can be, as we move through life’s situations if we take our knocks with good humor. And we know also how very rewarding it can be when we actually occasionally get things right.